Question

elena collects 112 specimens of beetles and records their lengths for an ecology research project. when she returns to the laboratory, elena finds that she incorrectly recorded one of lengths of the beetles as 122 centimeters (about 4 feet). what should she do with the outlier 122 centimeters, when she analyzes her data?

Explanation:

Since 122 centimeters is an extremely large and likely incorrect measurement for a beetle's length compared to the normal range, it is an outlier. Outliers can skew data analysis results. In scientific data - analysis, it is appropriate to remove outliers that are due to measurement errors.

Answer:

Remove the incorrect 122 - centimeter measurement from the data set when analyzing the data.